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Everything About Hydrogen

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On today’s episode of Everything About Hydrogen, we speak with Raffi Garabedian, CEO and Co-Founder of Electric Hydrogen (EH2), a deep decarbonization company pioneering new technology for low cost, high efficiency, fossil free hydrogen systems. By using electrolyzers many times larger than the industry standard, EH2 aims to help eliminate more than 30% of global GHG emissions from difficult to electrify sectors like steel, ammonia, and freight.Raffi was previously the CTO of First Solar, the pioneering thin-film solar company, and before joining First Solar in 2008, he was founder and CEO of Touchdown Technologies. He has a long history of innovation and entrepreneurship in "hard-tech" ranging from automotive components to telecommunications subsystems. He holds over 20 issued patents and has learned a lot over the years about strategy, business development, product, manufacturing operations, leadership, and most importantly, building great teams.The EH2 leadership has revolutionized other clean energy sectors at Tesla and First Solar and they are backed by world-class climate tech investors like Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group, Energy Impact Partners, Fifth Wall Climate Tech, and S2G Ventures. The company also has partnerships with strategic investors that are leaders in their target sectors, including the Amazon Decarbonization Fund, Cosan, Equinor Ventures, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Rio Tinto.We are excited to learn more from Raffi about the EH2 technology, lessons learned by scaling First Solar, and what we might expect to see next. ----LinksCompany Website: www.eh2.com EH2 Fundraising Press Release: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220622005258/en/Electric-Hydrogen-Secures-198M-in-Financing-to-Decarbonize-Global-Industries-With-Fossil-Free-HydrogenElectric Hydrogen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electric-h2/Reach Raffi on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/raffigarabedian

On today’s episode of Everything About Hydrogen, we speak with Raffi Garabedian, CEO and Co-Founder of Electric Hydrogen (EH2), a deep decarbonization company pioneering new technology for low cost, high efficiency, fossil free hydrogen systems. By using electrolyzers many times larger than the industry standard, EH2 aims to help eliminate more than 30% of global GHG emissions from difficult to electrify sectors like steel, ammonia, and freight.Raffi was previously the CTO of First Solar, the pioneering thin-film solar company, and before joining First Solar in 2008, he was founder and CEO of Touchdown Technologies. He has a long history of innovation and entrepreneurship in "hard-tech" ranging from automotive components to telecommunications subsystems. He holds over 20 issued patents and has learned a lot over the years about strategy, business development, product, manufacturing operations, leadership, and most importantly, building great teams.The EH2 leadership has revolutionized other clean energy sectors at Tesla and First Solar and they are backed by world-class climate tech investors like Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group, Energy Impact Partners, Fifth Wall Climate Tech, and S2G Ventures. The company also has partnerships with strategic investors that are leaders in their target sectors, including the Amazon Decarbonization Fund, Cosan, Equinor Ventures, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Rio Tinto.We are excited to learn more from Raffi about the EH2 technology, lessons learned by scaling First Solar, and what we might expect to see next. ----LinksCompany Website: <a href="http://www.eh2.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.eh2.com</a> EH2 Fundraising Press Release: <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220622005258/en/Electric-Hydrogen-Secures-198M-in-Financing-to-Decarbonize-Global-Industries-With-Fossil-Free-Hydrogen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220622005258/en/Electric-Hydrogen-Secures-198M-in-Financing-to-Decarbonize-Global-Industries-With-Fossil-Free-Hydrogen</a>Electric Hydrogen on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/electric-h2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/electric-h2/</a>Reach Raffi on LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/raffigarabedian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://linkedin.com/in/raffigarabedian</a>

EH2 Easter Eggs with Raffi Garabedian of Electric Hydrogen

PODCAST GUEST BIO: Electric Hydrogen is a hardtech startup making hydrogen from 100% clean energy to decarbonize industrial sectors by creating a new generation of electrolyzer technologies. They recently raised $198 million from leading climate investors such as Fifth Wall, S2G Ventures Silicon Valley Bank, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Equinor Ventures, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Rio Tinto, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Capricorn Partners, Energy Impact Partners, and Prelude Ventures.   Raffi Garabedian is the cofounder and CEO of Electric Hydrogen. Previously, he was the former CTO of First Solar, the leading global manufacturer of thin-film solar panels, and the founder and CEO of Touchdown Technologies. He also holds over 20 issued patents and is a big proponent of "doing shit that matters." ------- QUESTIONS THAT WE COVERED: Business  What does your company do?  What makes you unique versus the competition? Are you aiming for decentralized or centralized hydrogen production? Can your clean hydrogen projects actually drive PPA creation for new renewable energy projects? What lessons learned from the solar sector are you bringing to this work in hydrogen?  Personal  If you had to start over, what are 1-2 tips you’d give yourself in order to be faster, more effective, and higher impact? What are some habits and routines that keep you focused, healthy, and sane — e.g., meditations, exercise, productivity hacks? What recommendations do you have for our audience — books, podcasts, quotes, tools?  ------- PODCAST HOST: Entrepreneurs for Impact is on a mission to help climate innovators grow faster with new investment capital, share best practices among peers, expand their networks, and reach their full potential. Our three offerings include:  Climate CEO Mastermind Peer Groups — Our invite-only cohorts of 12 executives catalyze personal development and business growth via monthly meetings, annual retreats, and 1:1 coaching and strategy calls. Today’s highly curated Mastermind members represent over $8B in market cap or assets under management. Online course on "Funding Your Climate Tech Startup" — Two-week boot camp offering 500+ climate investor list (with emails), a 5-step process for raising capital, the top 10 startup funding mistakes, and much more. Newsletter — A 3-minute weekly summary of climate tech, startups, better habits, and deep work.  Programs are led by Dr. Chris Wedding — 3x founder, $1B of investment experience, and Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill professor, with 60,000+ professional students taught, 25 years of meditation, an obsession with constant improvement, and far too many mistakes to keep to himself.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entrepreneurs-for-impact/message

PODCAST GUEST BIO: <a href="https://eh2.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electric Hydrogen</a> is a hardtech startup making hydrogen from 100% clean energy to decarbonize industrial sectors by creating a new generation of electrolyzer technologies. They recently raised $198 million from leading climate investors such as Fifth Wall, S2G Ventures Silicon Valley Bank, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Equinor Ventures, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Rio Tinto, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Capricorn Partners, Energy Impact Partners, and Prelude Ventures.   <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raffigarabedian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raffi Garabedian</a> is the cofounder and CEO of Electric Hydrogen. Previously, he was the former CTO of First Solar, the leading global manufacturer of thin-film solar panels, and the founder and CEO of Touchdown Technologies. He also holds over 20 issued patents and is a big proponent of "doing shit that matters." ------- QUESTIONS THAT WE COVERED: Business <ul> <li>What does your company do? </li> <li>What makes you unique versus the competition?</li> <li>Are you aiming for decentralized or centralized hydrogen production?</li> <li>Can your clean hydrogen projects actually drive PPA creation for new renewable energy projects?</li> <li>What lessons learned from the solar sector are you bringing to this work in hydrogen?</li> </ul> Personal <ul> <li>If you had to start over, what are 1-2 tips you’d give yourself in order to be faster, more effective, and higher impact?</li> <li>What are some habits and routines that keep you focused, healthy, and sane — e.g., meditations, exercise, productivity hacks?</li> <li>What recommendations do you have for our audience — books, podcasts, quotes, tools?</li> </ul> ------- PODCAST HOST: Entrepreneurs for Impact is on a mission to help climate innovators grow faster with new investment capital, share best practices among peers, expand their networks, and reach their full potential. Our three offerings include: <ol> <li><a href="https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Climate CEO Mastermind Peer Groups</a> — Our invite-only cohorts of 12 executives catalyze personal development and business growth via monthly meetings, annual retreats, and 1:1 coaching and strategy calls. Today’s highly curated Mastermind members represent over $8B in market cap or assets under management.</li> <li><a href="https://maven.com/entrepreneurs-for-impact/fund-your-climate-tech-startup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Online course on "Funding Your Climate Tech Startup"</a> — Two-week boot camp offering 500+ climate investor list (with emails), a 5-step process for raising capital, the top 10 startup funding mistakes, and much more.</li> <li><a href="https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletter</a> — A 3-minute weekly summary of climate tech, startups, better habits, and deep work.</li> </ol> Programs are led by Dr. Chris Wedding — 3x founder, $1B of investment experience, and Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill professor, with 60,000+ professional students taught, 25 years of meditation, an obsession with constant improvement, and far too many mistakes to keep to himself.--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entrepreneurs-for-impact/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entrepreneurs-for-impact/message</a>